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Trump links Saudi, Israel on Houthi aid; Italy probes officials · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: In regional developments, President Donald Trump indicated that Saudi Arabia
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  Speaker 1: might accept assistance from Israel in its efforts against Houthi rebels,
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  Speaker 1: suggesting that initiatives like the Abraham Accords could see renewed
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  Speaker 1: momentum with the kingdom. Trump told reporters he believes they
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  Speaker 1: will do it. Absolutely. These comments come as the Houthis
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  Speaker 1: have recently intensified attacks, including strikes on Saudi Arabia's presidential
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  Speaker 1: palace complex and King Khalid International Airport, which resulted in casualties. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry welcomed a UN Security Council condemnation
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  Speaker 1: of Houthi attacks, underscoring diplomatic engagement on regional security. Experts
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  Speaker 1: are also discussing escalating Middle East tensions, with calls for
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  Speaker 1: more robust operations against Iran-backed proxies, As reported by Fox News,
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  Speaker 1: highlighting the need to address this threat more effectively, turning
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  Speaker 1: to Israeli domestic politics, media reports have highlighted recent poll
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  Speaker 1: results suggesting Prime Minister Netanyahu's bloc is leading. However, an
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  Speaker 1: analysis from the Jerusalem Post argues this is a misreading
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  Speaker 1: of the data. According to this view, when all parties
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  Speaker 1: opposed to Netanyahu's continued rule are counted together, they form
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  Speaker 1: a significant majority of around 67 seats in the Knesset.
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  Speaker 1: a substantial lead over any potential coalition for the Prime Minister.
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  Speaker 1: The analysis points out that the current arithmetic used by
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  Speaker 1: some media outlets excludes key opposition parties, creating a false
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  Speaker 1: appearance of a close race. Separately, Italian prosecutors have launched
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  Speaker 1: an investigation into 11 senior Israeli military, police and prison officials.
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  Speaker 1: Among those named are the Defence Minister and the IDF
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  Speaker 1: Chief of Staff. The probe concerns their alleged treatment of
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  Speaker 1: flotilla activists, with the possibility that Italy could lodge a
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